Brush and spoon holder.



G. T. CULL.

BRUSH AND SPOON HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, I915- mmmfi. Patented 0ot.24,1916.

GEORGE T. CULL, OF WICKLIFFE, KENTUCKY.

BRUSH AND SPOON HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Latent.

Patented (lot. 24., 19M).

Application filed April 21, 1915. Serial No. 22,832.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon T. CULL, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVicklifle, in the county of Ballard and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush and Spoon Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in brush and spoon holders and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device which is readily attachable to stew pans, paint cans and the like for supporting spoons and brushes out of the can and in such condition that their bowls or bristles will be supported over the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is readily constructed of sheet metal and capable'of being secured to stew pans or cans of the ordinary construction without in any way changing the same.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device which may be riveted to the receptacle 011 which it is used.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of being formed integral with the side wall of the receptacle and which will support the brush or spoon when the same is not in use.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which my improved holder is constructed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through a portion of a receptacle showing the spoon holder in place. Fig. 3 is an end view of the spoon holder. Fig. 4 is an end view of a modified form of the device, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the attachment which may be riveted or otherwise secured to the side of a can or receptacle.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety the blank from which my improved spoon holder is constructed which comprises the body 2 formed with the arcuate slits 3, which slits extend longitudinally of the body and are arranged so that their convex portions are adjacent. The portion between the slits is designated. by the numeral 4: and arranged to be bent on the fold lines 5 and the fold line 6 which is arranged intermediate its ends. Formed at each end of the body 2 are the tongues 7 which cooperate with each other in supporting the device on the edge of a receptacle. These tongues 7' the slits 3 are so widely spaced from each other as to receive the handle of a paint brush and it will be seen that when this device is in use a paint brush may be supported so that its bristles overhang the can.

In Fig. is a further modification of the invention which comprises the plate 9 having formed thereon the tapered end 10 which is provided with the inwardly inclined slits 11 forming the arms 12 and the tapered tongue 13. This tongue 13 is bent angularly as illustrated and the body 9 is provided with a pair of spaced openings 14 for the reception of rivets or the like. In event that it is desired to construct this spoon holder integral with the side wall of a re ceptacle, a portion thereof is extended upwardly and provided with suitable slits and the whole is constructed in a manner similar to the modification illustrated in Fig. 5.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the device is first bent in the position illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 and the portions 7 may then be slipped over the edge of the receptacle and the device is ready for service. Upon laying a spoon across the portion l, it will be evident that the same will be supported and if it is moved so that the wider portion engages the inclined faces of the portions 2, it will be apparent that the spoon will not be accidentally dislodged. The modification illustrated in Fig. 4 is used in a similar manner only that in place of the spoon, the usual paint brush or the like is supported.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and describedthe-preferredeinbodi pair of gripping members, and the portion 111611 0 of this invention;- it is tobe underlying between the slits being collapsed and stood that such changes-maybe rnade inthe directed laterally to provide a support for -combinationand arrangement of parts as an article inserted between the outwardly 15 I 5 w illfl fall' withinfthe spirit and scope of the converging edges of the slits.

appended claims. In testimony whereof I affix my signature What 'isclaimed is in presence of two witnesses.

'A h'older'of-the character described con- GEORGE T. CULL. V Y structed of a single piece of sheet metal hav- \Vitnesses: '10 ing outwardly and oppositely curved slits, G. L. CULL, theholder being bent centrally to provide a e M. A. VVATSON.

Copies of this patent may foe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents 4 Washington, D. G. 

